At times, the laughs are reminiscient of the kind inspired by the bumbling Peter Sellers.
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Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
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Reviews Counted:71
Fresh:32
Rotten:39
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: High-brow humorists doing low-brow humor never hit their stride.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Fish-out-of-water comedy tailor-made to the relaxed British mannerisms of star Hugh Grant. He stars as Michael Felgate, a dapper art auctioneer, whose romance with a school teacher entangles him in... [More]
Starring: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Burt Young
Director: Kelly Makin
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01/01/00
Fall-down funny - on par with Notting Hill, South Park, and Austin Powers 2 as one of the best comedies of the summer.
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Count Mickey Blue Eyes as Viterelli's second solid mob comedy of the year!
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The writing is congruously witty and smart, and the successful humor really is worth the price of admission.
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09/18/02
Caan, Grant and Tripplehorn give good, solid performances as the leads.
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The movie's main asset is Grant, whose shtick as the befuddled Englishman never changes much, but somehow never seems to grow old.
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A successful exploitation of Hugh Grant's easy charm
01/01/00
With a script loaded with sharp lines delivered with punch and direction that paces the material superbly, Mickey Blue Eyes proves that even Hollywood's love for scripts about the mob need not be circular - filed as antiquated.
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It's got flavor, but it's not especially fresh.
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Hugh's sophisticated yet fumbling character is a joy to watch!
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We've seen this fish - out - of - water plot before, but clever writing and careful casting give it a fresh bite and looniness.
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Top CriticMickey Blue Eyes has a lot to recommend it.
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Brings an enlivening wit to a comedy of culture collision!
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Top CriticGood, clean fun!
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A highly amusing and entertaining screwball comedy, with plenty of huge belly - laughs.
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